ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadows Reviews & Swatches (Part 1)
Bungalow
ColourPop Bungalow Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a medium-dark emerald green with subtle, warm undertones and a cooler-toned shimmer/sheen. It had semi-opaque with a more emollient base, which made it harder to build up coverage. If I ensured the first layer was fully dry, I could get slightly better pigmentation with a second layer, but it almost seemed to re-hydrate the first layer so it was hard to get truly opaque, even coverage. The texture felt cool and watery initially but set within 30 seconds of application. It was blendable only as long as it was drying down, but once it set, it was locked in place and additional blending was more likely to result in product flaking off/the area becoming patchy. It wore well for 10 hours before starting to crease faintly on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Make Up For Ever ME304 Emerald (P, $17.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Emerald #5 (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Buxom Pre-nup (P, $12.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Big Sky (PiP, $19.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- YSL Misty Green (09) (P, $30.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever #168 (DC, $20.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever #52 (LE, $23.00) is brighter (90% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes 2 #28 (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- ColourPop Frog and Wife (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop In the Cards (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker, more muted (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$9.00/0.23 oz. - $39.13 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "high impact" in a "single swipe" that's longwearing, "won't crease, fade or transfer" and "dries down to a powder finish with zero fall out." These are water-based, so they feel wet and cooling when initially applied, but the reality is that so little product is needed to get coverage on the lid that I didn't feel it was watery or thin when I actually patted it onto my lid with a brush.
I would recommend using less than you think you'll need, and while fingertips can be used to apply, I liked the control of flat, synthetic brushes gave me as fingertips (for me!) applied far more product than needed. If you over-apply, it can feel wet and take longer to dry down, and it ends up taking too long and can pull into creases/fine lines on the lid. If I used about what I needed (there was some wiggle room), it dried down quickly and set to a transfer-resistant/crease-resistant finish. It was harder to blend out once dry, though, and if I wasn't careful, more vigorous blending could disturb and cause the eyeshadow to flake slightly.
They are easier to use than they look, and I think they're quite good overall, though a couple of shades were less stellar. They have a high-shine finish, though I think the more metallic powder and cream eyeshadows give a similar look that I wasn't convinced that the finish on these was above and beyond products that might be easier to use/more user-friendly. I'm not sure that the pot was the best way to go, as the product dries out extremely quickly; to the point where I would advise closing the product after you've taken product out of it, don't let it sit open while you're applying the rest of your makeup--you will see and feel parts of it dry out.
I found the packaging to be rather messy, and I have bits of product along the edge of the jar, along the rim, and it's fiddly to move the stopper from the opening to the lid and back again. I wonder if a squeeze tube might be less messy and make it easier to control the amount of product picked up while also preventing the product from drying out too readily.
WARNING: This formula seems to dry out within months; some readers report a couple of months and others more like a six-month window. I don't keep the majority of cream-based products (since I don't return to most products after reviewing), including these, but of the few I still have, there is a definite change in consistency--slightly drier--after six months, sometimes more or less. I had a couple that were closer to the year mark, and one was still usable but the other was quite dried down.
Browse all of our ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Water, Butylene Glycol, Sorbeth-30 Tetraisostearate, Silica, Dipropylene Glycol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Ppg-8 Ceteth-20, Chlorphenesin, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide 18%, Phenoxyethanol, Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Bungalow
PPermanent. $9.00.
Foxes
ColourPop Foxes Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a rich, molten gold with strong, warm orange undertones and a metallic sheen. It was incredibly vibrant, which was what made the shade standout against other similar-hued shades; there was more depth and a more reflective finish. The consistency was wet to the touch, thin, and definitely felt like it was water-based, but it applied with rich, opaque coverage using a flat, synthetic brush and did not look patchy or sheer out. The key was to use a lot less than I thought I’d need, as a little went a long way with this shade (and to some degree, the formula in general). When I used just what I needed, the color dried down within 15 seconds and didn’t feel difficult to work with, but it needed to be blended out quickly as it wasn’t blendable after it dried down. It was still going strong after 10 hours of wear.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Too Faced Chocolate Gold (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Coloured Raine Toucan (LE, $6.99) is lighter (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Sinful (LE, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Untamed (P, $9.99) is darker (95% similar).
- Milani Bella Gold (22) (P, $4.49) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Exquisite Opulence (P, $6.25) is darker, more muted (90% similar).
- MAC Gaelic Gold (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Pleather Python (PiP, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Fuse (257M) (LE, $29.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Oro (PiP, $29.00) is lighter, more muted (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$9.00/0.23 oz. - $39.13 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "high impact" in a "single swipe" that's longwearing, "won't crease, fade or transfer" and "dries down to a powder finish with zero fall out." These are water-based, so they feel wet and cooling when initially applied, but the reality is that so little product is needed to get coverage on the lid that I didn't feel it was watery or thin when I actually patted it onto my lid with a brush.
I would recommend using less than you think you'll need, and while fingertips can be used to apply, I liked the control of flat, synthetic brushes gave me as fingertips (for me!) applied far more product than needed. If you over-apply, it can feel wet and take longer to dry down, and it ends up taking too long and can pull into creases/fine lines on the lid. If I used about what I needed (there was some wiggle room), it dried down quickly and set to a transfer-resistant/crease-resistant finish. It was harder to blend out once dry, though, and if I wasn't careful, more vigorous blending could disturb and cause the eyeshadow to flake slightly.
They are easier to use than they look, and I think they're quite good overall, though a couple of shades were less stellar. They have a high-shine finish, though I think the more metallic powder and cream eyeshadows give a similar look that I wasn't convinced that the finish on these was above and beyond products that might be easier to use/more user-friendly. I'm not sure that the pot was the best way to go, as the product dries out extremely quickly; to the point where I would advise closing the product after you've taken product out of it, don't let it sit open while you're applying the rest of your makeup--you will see and feel parts of it dry out.
I found the packaging to be rather messy, and I have bits of product along the edge of the jar, along the rim, and it's fiddly to move the stopper from the opening to the lid and back again. I wonder if a squeeze tube might be less messy and make it easier to control the amount of product picked up while also preventing the product from drying out too readily.
WARNING: This formula seems to dry out within months; some readers report a couple of months and others more like a six-month window. I don't keep the majority of cream-based products (since I don't return to most products after reviewing), including these, but of the few I still have, there is a definite change in consistency--slightly drier--after six months, sometimes more or less. I had a couple that were closer to the year mark, and one was still usable but the other was quite dried down.
Browse all of our ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Water, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Butylene Glycol, Sorbeth-30 Tetraisostearate, Silica, Dipropylene Glycol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Ppg-8 Ceteth-20, Chlorphenesin, Dehydroacetic Acid, Tin Oxide, Sodium Hydroxide 18%, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Foxes
PPermanent. $9.00.
Half Moon
ColourPop Half Moon Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a medium-dark plum with strong, warm red undertones and pink-to-blue shifting pearl. The pigmentation was opaque in a single layer, while the texture was smooth, lightweight, and watery and felt cool when initially applied. It dried down within 15 seconds of application, but you’ll want to apply less than anticipated as over-applying led to longer dry down times and was more likely to crease as it dried down. I recommend working quickly to diffuse and blend out the edges as it was harder to blend out once it set. It wore well for 10 hours without fading, creasing, or flaking.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Late Bloomer (P, $9.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Posh (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace My Fair Lady (P, $6.25) is less shimmery, darker, more muted (90% similar).
- Too Faced Sugar Plum (I Want Kandee) (LE, $16.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- Inglot J403 Ethereal (LE, $25.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- Buxom Wild Nights (P, $12.00) is cooler (85% similar).
- Dose of Colors My Jam (P, $20.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- NARS Desdemona (P, $29.00) is darker (85% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Chameleon (LE, ) is cooler (85% similar).
- Bad Habit Aurora (PiP, ) is cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$9.00/0.23 oz. - $39.13 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "high impact" in a "single swipe" that's longwearing, "won't crease, fade or transfer" and "dries down to a powder finish with zero fall out." These are water-based, so they feel wet and cooling when initially applied, but the reality is that so little product is needed to get coverage on the lid that I didn't feel it was watery or thin when I actually patted it onto my lid with a brush.
I would recommend using less than you think you'll need, and while fingertips can be used to apply, I liked the control of flat, synthetic brushes gave me as fingertips (for me!) applied far more product than needed. If you over-apply, it can feel wet and take longer to dry down, and it ends up taking too long and can pull into creases/fine lines on the lid. If I used about what I needed (there was some wiggle room), it dried down quickly and set to a transfer-resistant/crease-resistant finish. It was harder to blend out once dry, though, and if I wasn't careful, more vigorous blending could disturb and cause the eyeshadow to flake slightly.
They are easier to use than they look, and I think they're quite good overall, though a couple of shades were less stellar. They have a high-shine finish, though I think the more metallic powder and cream eyeshadows give a similar look that I wasn't convinced that the finish on these was above and beyond products that might be easier to use/more user-friendly. I'm not sure that the pot was the best way to go, as the product dries out extremely quickly; to the point where I would advise closing the product after you've taken product out of it, don't let it sit open while you're applying the rest of your makeup--you will see and feel parts of it dry out.
I found the packaging to be rather messy, and I have bits of product along the edge of the jar, along the rim, and it's fiddly to move the stopper from the opening to the lid and back again. I wonder if a squeeze tube might be less messy and make it easier to control the amount of product picked up while also preventing the product from drying out too readily.
WARNING: This formula seems to dry out within months; some readers report a couple of months and others more like a six-month window. I don't keep the majority of cream-based products (since I don't return to most products after reviewing), including these, but of the few I still have, there is a definite change in consistency--slightly drier--after six months, sometimes more or less. I had a couple that were closer to the year mark, and one was still usable but the other was quite dried down.
Browse all of our ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Water, Silica, Butylene Glycol, Sorbeth-30 Tetraisostearate, Dipropylene Glycol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Ppg-8 Ceteth-20, Chlorphenesin, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide 18%, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Mica (CI 77019).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Half Moon
PPermanent. $9.00.
Once and Floral
ColourPop Once and Floral Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a deep, reddish-copper with subtle, warm undertones and warmer pink-to-orange shifting pearl. It had a soft sheen once it dried down on my lid but did not seem intensely metallic. It was richly pigmented and had a smooth, watery consistency that felt cool to the touch but dried down and set fully within 15 seconds on my lid. This particular shade did seem to dry down and emphasize my lid texture a bit, though, so it was crucial to apply less than I needed to avoid that. I noticed that some of the product lifted/flaked off if I tried to blend out the edges after it had dried down. It stayed on nicely for 10 hours without any further flaking and no creasing.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- NARS Bad Intentions (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Raspberry Sorbet (DC, $6.25) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- UOMA Beauty Nzinga (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Jackpot (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop LOML (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Mesmerising Maroon #2 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop The Scorpio (P, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop The Scorpion (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Hedonistic (PiP, $25.00) is darker (95% similar).
- NARS Desdemona (P, $29.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$9.00/0.23 oz. - $39.13 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "high impact" in a "single swipe" that's longwearing, "won't crease, fade or transfer" and "dries down to a powder finish with zero fall out." These are water-based, so they feel wet and cooling when initially applied, but the reality is that so little product is needed to get coverage on the lid that I didn't feel it was watery or thin when I actually patted it onto my lid with a brush.
I would recommend using less than you think you'll need, and while fingertips can be used to apply, I liked the control of flat, synthetic brushes gave me as fingertips (for me!) applied far more product than needed. If you over-apply, it can feel wet and take longer to dry down, and it ends up taking too long and can pull into creases/fine lines on the lid. If I used about what I needed (there was some wiggle room), it dried down quickly and set to a transfer-resistant/crease-resistant finish. It was harder to blend out once dry, though, and if I wasn't careful, more vigorous blending could disturb and cause the eyeshadow to flake slightly.
They are easier to use than they look, and I think they're quite good overall, though a couple of shades were less stellar. They have a high-shine finish, though I think the more metallic powder and cream eyeshadows give a similar look that I wasn't convinced that the finish on these was above and beyond products that might be easier to use/more user-friendly. I'm not sure that the pot was the best way to go, as the product dries out extremely quickly; to the point where I would advise closing the product after you've taken product out of it, don't let it sit open while you're applying the rest of your makeup--you will see and feel parts of it dry out.
I found the packaging to be rather messy, and I have bits of product along the edge of the jar, along the rim, and it's fiddly to move the stopper from the opening to the lid and back again. I wonder if a squeeze tube might be less messy and make it easier to control the amount of product picked up while also preventing the product from drying out too readily.
WARNING: This formula seems to dry out within months; some readers report a couple of months and others more like a six-month window. I don't keep the majority of cream-based products (since I don't return to most products after reviewing), including these, but of the few I still have, there is a definite change in consistency--slightly drier--after six months, sometimes more or less. I had a couple that were closer to the year mark, and one was still usable but the other was quite dried down.
Browse all of our ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Water, Silica, Butylene Glycol, Sorbeth-30 Tetraisostearate, Dipropylene Glycol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Ppg-8 Ceteth-20, Chlorphenesin, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide 18%, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Mica (CI 77019).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
These did so much better than I was expecting! Loving Once & Floral and Foxes quite a bit. I am going to try one or two and apply them over Nyx Proof It WP Eyeshadow Primer, as that has allowed me to use the liquid Fenty eyeshadow duo I have.
Same, Nancy! It’s nice to see that they were pretty good!
Please report on how they did with the NYX primer. I’m extremely wary of cream shadows because I have such creasing problems. Even the Laura Mercier Caviar Sticks crease on me, with or without the primer. But these CPs are so pretty (and affordable!), so I’m curious.
Have you tried the NARS smudgeproof eyeshadow base as a primer?
Half Moon was much more red than I expected! I thought it would be purple-ish based on CP’s promo photos. It reminded me a lot of their LE Super Shock shadow in Party of Five.
Half Moon also reminds me of the Naked Cosmetics loose powder I received from Ipsy in the shade Mother Nature #6.
It has a bit of a shift to it, so it could look more purple or plum, I think, depending on what else it is applied with!
Pretty tempted by these. Once and Floral has me sighing with longing.
That’s a nice one!
Silicone-free gel/cream shadow! Will have to give this formula a try!
Woohoo!
I really love these colours, but it does sound like a bit of an effort to get them on and work quickly to get the desired effect. You would need quite a lot of time and effort. Beautiful eye look Christine.
Yeah, I think they have a learning curve, and I’m not a fan of the packaging, but the formula itself does work well!
Why are so many blue to green shadows such mediocre performers at best? They are some of my favorite colors.
I absolutely love these! I agree about bungalow. I have it and I had to pat it In With a small shader brush to prevent patchiness from occurring. It was a little harder to work with but once I got it to work it was so beautiful. Foxes is one I now need to get because wow!!! I have Ventura, origami, we jammin I think that’s the name, once and floral, and half moon and they ar all beautiful. Half moon and butter london’s oil slick ar very similar in color except that oil slick I find more glittery and half moon is mor of a shimmer duochrome finish. I have both and they R both beautiful but if u have one i don’t think you need the other. I didn’t realize how similar they were until it arrived. I don’t usually wear shadows due to fall out, creasing , and they don’t tend to stay on my lid so I really love the liquid shadows and these new jelly type shadows because they stay in place and don’t smudge and the color payoff is amazing
Thanks so much for the heads up re: the similarity of Half Moon & BL’s Oil Slick! I’m trying one to start – between my collection of Glazen’s & Sydney Grace’s cream shadows (which btw, are an excellent formula that come in quite a few gorgeous shades, & are also $8) – they have a lot to keep up with, so to speak, & I’ve been going back between ordering Foxes & Half Moon so the info was/ is super helpful. Foxes it is!!
Love that orange shift in Once and Floral
Wow. I’m impressed. Water based formulas don’t really do well for me and my oily lids. I’ll have to give this a try.
Thankfully these are permanent so I can take my time picking these up. I like more of these shades than I initially did. Half-Moon come to me!!
I saw your husband’s twitter and that he is a Trump supporter. Are you as well?
It seems that you did not actually look at his account in context before making accusations about him as well as myself as we are absolutely not – he has run a website called Hearthstone Top Decks for the last several years, which involves a lot of Twitch streamers who play Hearthstone (a digital card game). His account and last tweet was for when Trump, a Hearthstone streamer, played in a tournament:
https://twitter.com/TrumpSC
https://www.twitch.tv/trumpsc
As his website grew larger, he created a separate account for Hearthstone Top Decks: https://twitter.com/hstopdecks
You can find significant coverage by Hearthstone Top Decks of Trump, the professional game streamer, here: https://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/deck-category/player/trump/
Here is a write-up of the Hearthstone Innkeeper’s Invitational for November 9th, that shows the brackets where Trump (again, the professional streamer) was advancing: https://www.hearthpwn.com/news/195-hearthstone-innkeepers-invitational-watch-live
Here is the official information on the tournament presented by Hearthstone, owned by Blizzard Entertainment: https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/11218298/hearthstone-innkeepers-invitational-10-10-2013
Here’s the official information about the eight players invited to the tournament: https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/11514704/innkeeper%E2%80%99s-invitational-reminder-11-9-2013
Christine, you are too awesome. ?
Every time I think of trump as president, I think of Broad City’s trump episode. It happened to me. When I saw it in a tv show, I couldn’t believe it. It was like someone set up a camera in my room the week he was elected. Anyway, your swatch of once and floral has me sold. It’s so pretty. I wish the packaging was a bit different for the fluidity of the product. It seems a bit messy, I’m so OCD about keeping things neat looking, & like it has the potential to dry out really fast if it’s water based. On the plus side, it’s inexpensive if it does dry out quickly.
I can’t speak for Christine, but my own personal take is that questions like this have no place on this website. To say they are irrelevant is an understatement.
i agree with you 100 percent. please don’t allow these kinds of questions or comments
Bungalow, Foxes, and the gold color from the second review post were the ones to initially catch my eye. Kind of bummed about Bungalow’s “thinness”, but that seems to come with the territory of a bluey-greeny-tealy cream eyeshadow. I’ve tried them in the past without luck. Although I can live with a B+ rating AND colourpop is so cheap it’s not like you have to choose only one to order. Thanks for the review!